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JWI Webinar with Michael Maibach: "The Electoral College & Our Nation of States"

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 3 2020
On November 19, the James Wilson Institute hosted a webinar with Michael Maibach, an expert on the Electoral College. Michael Maibach is a Distinguished Fellow for Save Our States where he manages outreach to academics, policy…

"The Lincoln Proposal": Foster, Pecknold, and Craddock in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 1 2020
In this piece, Catherine Glenn Foster (James Wilson Fellow 2016), Chad Pecknold, and Josh Craddock (James Wilson Fellow 2019) explore a way in which a pro-life president could protect the right to life of prenatal persons through an…

"Counting Votes, Ignoring Science": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 18 2020
In this piece, JWI Founder and Director Prof. Hadley Arkes touches upon the election debacle before turning his attention to former Vice President Joe Biden and his declaration that his administration will respect the claims of “science.”…

"Awakening from the Biden Dream": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 4 2020
In this article, Prof. Arkes expresses his hope to “wake up” from the “dream” that Joe Biden may actually be elected President. He describes Biden as an empty vessel for the Democratic party, as well as a gift to the party that keeps on…

Does the Fourteenth Amendment Prohibit Abortion? A Webinar with Joshua Craddock

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 26 2020
On October 20th, 2020, Joshua Craddock, JWI Fellow '19 and Affiliated Scholar, was featured as a speaker on a webinar hosted by the Federalist Society at the University of Virginia School of Law. The webinar centered on Mr. Craddock's…

"The 'Settled' Agony of the Hearings": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 20 2020
In this piece, JWI Founder and Director, Prof. Hadley Arkes addresses the recent Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Amy Coney Barrett. He points out that there were not always hearing for Supreme Court nominees in the past and…

VIDEO: Natural Law and Originalism: In Concert or At Odds?

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 19 2020
On October 16th, the American Enterprise Institute's Center on Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies, in partnership with the James Wilson Institute, hosted a public webinar with Peter Wallison, Senior Fellow at AEI. Wallison…

"What Hath Gorsuch Wrought?": Prof. Hadley Arkes in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 13 2020
In this article, JWI Founder and Director, Prof. Hadley Arkes addresses the recent Bostock decision and its implications for the schools and families, who are just beginning to grapple with the brave new world of the transgendered after…

"President Trump and His Executive Order": Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 6 2020
In this article, Prof. Hadley Arkes comments on President Trump’s recent announcement that he would enact a new Executive Order to enforce the Born-Alive Infants’ Protection Act, which had previously had its penalties stripped from it.…

Does the Court Have the Final Word? - Mark L. Movsesian in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 6 2020
In this article, Mark L. Movsesian reviews Louis Fisher's new book: Reconsidering Judicial Finality: Why the Supreme Court Is Not the Last Word on the Constitution. Professor Movsesian writes about the author's goal to demolish the "myth"…

"Pandemic Follies – and the Constitution": Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 6 2020
In his column for the Catholic Thing, Professor Arkes writes about the restriction of freedom to travel during the Covid-19 lockdown. Professor Arkes raises the question: Do we really need to declare a "right to travel," or "to leave our…

VIDEO: Metaphysics of Bostock

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 2 2020
Professor David Crawford Bostock Amicus Brief Co-Author Legal and Theological Scholar, Catholic University of America With commentary from JWI Director and Founder Professor Hadley Arkes On the eve of the start of the Supreme Court's…

JWI Managing Director Michael Maibach featured in "Safeguard," a documentary on the US Electoral College

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 23 2020
Photo Credit: Safeguard: An Electoral College Story The James Wilson Institute Managing Director Michael Maibach was recently featured in the documentary film Safeguard: An Electoral College Story.  This timely new documentary asks…

The US Constitution: Resources on the Background of Our Constitution

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 17 2020
Our friends over at Real Clear Political Affairs have done an excellent job of collecting materials on the US Constitution. The links connect to some of the best resources on the important background to the Constitution and on how they…

Recommended Podcast: "The 1787 Project" with JWI Affiliated Scholar Justin Dyer

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 15 2020
We heartily recommend a new podcast series produced and narrated by JWI Affiliated Scholar, Prof. Justin Dyer: The 1787 Project. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Captivate.fm, and Listen Notes. We point you toward…

PODCAST: Ilya Shapiro on "Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court"

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 14 2020
Author and lawyer Ilya Shapiro joined JWI deputy director Garrett Snedeker and intern Spencer Reeves to discuss his new book, Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court (Regnery). Shapiro’s…

"We Need A Roe Litmus Test If GOP Judges Keep Scrapping The Constitution": Gunnar Gundersen in The Federalist

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 10 2020
In this article, Gunnar Gundersen argues that a litmus test is needed for Supreme Court nominees to gauge their opposition to the decision found by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade and further established by Planned Parenthood v Casey.…

James Wilson Summer Legal Fellowship - 2020

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 9 2020
Early this spring, we selected a group of outstanding young lawyers and law students who comprised our seventh class of Fellows. From a field of fifty-five applicants (our most ever), we selected fifteen Fellows. Twelve Fellows were on…

"The Mysteries of the Born-Alive Acts" : Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 8 2020
In his column for the Catholic Thing, Professor Arkes discusses the bill named the "Born-Alive Infants Protection Act," which argues that even an unborn baby marked for abortion has the right to be protected. He raises in this piece the…

LISTEN: Prof. Hadley Arkes on Sen. Hawley's Judicial Strategy on Issues, Etc. Podcast

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 8 2020
On September 3rd, James Wilson Institute founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes joined the Issues, Etc. podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio. Prof. Arkes discussed his recent essay in Public Discourse, the Democratic track record on…

"Josh Hawley and the Advantages of Jujitsu" Prof. Arkes in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 3 2020
Photo Credit: Public Discourse In an essay for Public Discourse, Prof. Arkes responds to Sen. Hawley's recent declaration that he will no longer vote to approve any judicial nominee who could not get clear on the reasoning in Roe v.…

Podcast: "America on Trial" discussing the American founding with author Robert Reilly

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 18 2020
Robert Reilly is a writer and senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. He has published on topics of US foreign policy and "war of ideas." He walks us through his timely new book, America on Trial: A Defense of the…

"Memories of Ralph and Lessons for Lawyers in Crisis": Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 13 2020
In his column for The Catholic Thing, Prof, Arkes honors his late friend Ralph McInerny by drawing on McInerny's explanation of natural law as "something your grandmother would understand." Rather than being an esoteric theory, natural law…

In Memoriam: Judge Stephen Williams

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 13 2020
JWI mourns the loss of our good friend, scholar, and deeply influential member of the bench, Judge Stephen Williams. Judge Williams was always a joy to be around, whether it was his participation in JWI conferences, his marvelous opinions…

"Scenes From A Revolution? After Bostock": Gerard Bradley in the National Catholic Register

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 30 2020
JWI friend and Notre Dame law professor Gerard Bradley argues in the National Catholic Register that Bostock v. Clayton County need not be understood as a sweeping, regime-altering decision, such as previous Supreme Court decisions like…

Jewish Pro Life Foundation Issues Statement Coauthored by Rabbi David Novak

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 30 2020
James Wilson Institute friend Rabbi David Novak coauthored a recent statement by the Jewish Pro Life Foundation (JPLF) in response to the National Council of Jewish Women's (NCJW) statement "The Jewish Case for Abortion Rights." Rabbi…

"The Wages of Relativism": Gunnar Gundersen in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 28 2020
JWI Affiliated Attorney Gunnar Gundersen takes on rioters, Nazis, and Antifa looters in an article attacking the relativistic view of free speech advanced by the American Civil Liberties Union and other free speech fundamentalists.…

"'Unalienable Rights' Made America Great": Josh Craddock in Newsweek

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 22 2020
JWI Affiliated Scholar Josh Craddock lauded the recent draft report of the State Department's Commission on Human Rights in a new article for Newsweek. He broke down the distinction between the American tradition of natural rights and the…

"Conservative Jurisprudence Without Truth": Prof. Hadley Arkes in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 20 2020
In First Things, JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes criticizes conservative commentators who have taken greater issue with the legal methodology in Justice Neil Gorsuch's Bostock v. Clayton County opinion than with the fundamental…

LISTEN: Prof. Hadley Arkes on Racial Protests, Riots, and Social Justice on the Issues, etc. Podcast

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 20 2020
On July 7th, JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes sat down with Lutheran Radio's Issues, etc. Podcast to discuss the Black Lives Matter protests, incendiary riots, and the nation's complicated history with slavery. Prof. Arkes…
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